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A jury of five men and seven women found Craig Johnson, 48, guilty of first degree murder, use of a weapon to commit a felony and possession of a deadly weapon by a felon yesterday afternoon in Cheyenne County District Court. Johnson was convicted for the death of April Smith, his girlfriend at the time. He could be punished with life in prison, according to Cheyenne County attorney Paul Schaub. Following closing arguments, the case was submitted to the jury just after 11 a.m. Monday and the verdict came in around 2 p.m., after three hours of d...
As the jackpot for Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing rocketed past the $600 million mark, clerks at local outlets struggled to keep up with demand. "They're going pretty quick," said Billy Steele at Western Convenience. "It's always this busy when the jackpot gets this high." By mid-morning on Tuesday, lottery officials bumped the estimated payoff up to $636 million, the second largest amount in U.S. history and nearing the $656 Mega Millions figure from March of 2012. As a result,...
The Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing on Monday to review and consider the approval of submissions by Dustin and Renee Thomas to replat Idlewild I Subdivision and Stephen and Paula Wolff for a 39.96-acre subdivision known as Lobo Estates, along with an application to change zoning from Agricultural to Residential Estate. The Thomas’ reported that they had met all the requirements and that everything was in order. The Panning and Zoning Commission had already reviewed the proposal. There was no dispute over the p...
The Raiders' Kyler Cole looks for a teammate while under heavy defensive pressure from Jack Matulka.... Full story
Ricky J. Hecker, age 47 of Gulfport, Miss. passed away September 27, 2013 in Gulfport. Local memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Sat., Dec. 21st in the First Christian Church with Pastor Mark Zalesky officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Friday to drop off condolences for the family. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is assisting the family with local arrangements.... Full story
I don’t know if there’s a scholar out there willing to risk an otherwise stellar academic career by devoting a few months to answer what I consider an important question or not, but I would love to find out (without conducting the research myself) just when lists became an American obsession. Certainly the phenomenon predated the 1977 publication of “The Book of Lists” and David Letterman’s nightly top ten lists that followed. Perhaps it could be traced to the “Hit Parade” and other accounts of the week’s top songs, reaching back to the 194...
With a balanced scoring attack the Red Raiders freshmen girls basketball team had little trouble with the Alliance Bulldogs, winning in convincing fashion 48-19 at Cabela's Athletic Facility on Monday. The Raiders win keeps them perfect at 4-0 going into the long holiday break. Sidney will not play again until they host Garden County on Jan. 16, at 4 p.m. The Raiders offensive output came from many sources as four players tied for tops in scoring. Kelsey Knight, Annalise Lecher, Abbie Fraas and...
Sidney's freshmen boys basketball team struggled against a big and talented squad from Alliance on Monday, dropping a 45-15 decision at the Cabela's Athletic Facility. The Raiders (2-2) scoring amounted to Alex Linneman with 5 points, Zach Means with 4 and Joab Olsen, Jarod Luptak and Ryan Aurich each with 2. In the early going Sidney managed to stay with the Bulldogs. Though they quickly fell behind 6-1, with just a foul shot dropped by Alex Linneman, Zach Means helped get the Raiders back into...